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How can I get my 34 year old son into involuntary drug treatment in Alabama?
Optional Information: State/Country of Question: Alabama Already Tried: We have had him go to rehab-couple of times but he will not stay. He always gets out 2-4 weeks and it is not long enough. He is bad and his health condition is such that the places he has been told us he is killing himslf by doing drugs. I have been told in Alabama the probate court will not mandate he be put into involuntary treatment without him committing some crime,etc. That is what I am trying desparately to prevent. He is endangering himself and others by being on the road even. If we could get him by court order to stay so long somewhere I think he can be helped, but it will have to be long term..30 days is not long enough.
Unfortunately, you can't just have him committed against his will. Only a court order can make him do this. The only 2 ways to get a court order are to have him declared incompetent (which is not going to happen), or have him arrested and hope he gets rehab and probation instead of jail. You can't force someone into rehab in any State, sorry.
Experience: Experience as general attorney, in house counsel, SSDI, Family Law attorney, and law professor